"A thirsty ambition for truth and virtue, and a frenzy to conquer all lies and vices which are not recognized as such nor desire to be; herein consists the heroic spirit of the philosopher."

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Source : "Socratic Memorabilia". Book by Johann Georg Hamann, 1967.

Johann Georg Hamann

#Lying Quotes #Ambition Quotes #Desire Quotes

“When you look at men's fashion magazines, you see a lot of well-groomed guys in suits, but very rarely do you see a lot of guys in drop-crotch and hoods with high-tops. It's coming, though, because guys in suits and short hair are beginning to look like they're from another time.”

Source : "Ian Astbury on the Death of the Rock Star". Interview with Mick Stingley, www.esquire.com. December 27, 2013.
“I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one.”
“You never want to give a man a present when he's feeling good. You want to do it when he's down.”
“Bless the Maker and His water. Bless the coming and going of Him. May His passage cleanse the world. May He keep the world for His people.”
“I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group.”
“The only time I've ever taken out a loan is for the building work I had done at our house and I did that by extending the mortgage.”
“Goodbye -- Because I love you.”
“We have to hear the stories of women at all ages of their lives in order to really present a picture of what it felt like to be alive in our time. That's what our job is as writers is to present that and create it. Our job as writers isn't to make as much money as we can. Our job is to create a record of this time. That's why if you leave out women and the stories of women, we failed at our mission. All of us. Men and women.”

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